Persistent weather capers have the US Masters in Augusta led to the abandonment of the third round.
After the interruptions on the second day, it had to majortournament will once again pay tribute to the heavy rainfall, on Sunday (April 9th, 2023) it should continue from 2.30 p.m. German time (8.30 a.m. local time). According to meteorologists, there should be no more rain on Easter Sunday.
Woods gets out, Koepka extends the lead
Superstar Tiger Woods, meanwhile, said goodbye early on Sunday due to injury. The 47-year-old, who had already played a 74 and thus the worst opening round at a US Masters in 18 years due to pain in his right leg, officially dropped out due to an injury. After seven holes of the third round, the five-time champion was nine over par – last place among the 54 entrants who qualified for the final two rounds.
But he still has a shared record, as Woods made it for the 23rd time in a row Cut. Only South Africa’s golf legend Gary Player and Fred Couples from the USA had previously achieved this record.
Brooks Koepka is still in the lead. The American extended his lead through the first six holes of the third round before the weather forced the organizers to make another stoppage. 32-year-old Koepka is at 13 under par, followed by Spaniard Jon Rahm (9 under par) and US amateur champion Sam Bennett (6 under par).
Koepka is one of the “LIV rebels” that the PGA-Tour have turned their backs and are now playing in the lucrative but controversial LIV tour because of the Saudi influence. He had shone at the start with a round of 65 and followed that up with a 67 on Friday. Two-time Masters winner Bernhard Langer was on Cut failed.